CRANE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: APACHE CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of APACHE CORPORATION in UNIVERSITY 42 LEASE, WELL #1, CRANE, TX 79731 (NAICS 211111). OSHA activity number 339017501.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- APACHE CORPORATION
- Site address
- UNIVERSITY 42 LEASE, WELL #1
- City
- CRANE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79731
- Mailing
- 303 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 3000, MIDLAND, TX 79705
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 211111
- Employees
- 1
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing for likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees; in that employees were exposed to flash fire hazards. On April 16, 2013, University 42 Lease, Well #1L, the employer did not ensure precautions were taken to maintain well control. Employee on site did not secure the Blowout Prevention (BOP) prior to beginning Hot Water Operations and did not position source of ignition more than 100-feet from the wellhead, exposing employee to flash fire hazard.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339017501.
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